STANFORD, Calif. - England women's under-19s head coach Lauren Smith has named a 21-strong squad, including Stanford goalkeeper Kaiya Jota, for the 2025 UEFA Women’s U19 EURO finals.
The Young Lionesses are one of eight nations bidding to win the prestigious age-group competition, which will be played in Poland from Sunday 15 June to Friday 27 June.
Smith's team are in Group B and will first play the Netherlands on the opening day of the tournament (4pm BST, Sunday 15 June), before facing Portugal on Wednesday 18 June (4pm BST) and current holders Spain on Saturday 21 June (6pm BST).
England's first two group games will be played at the Stadium Tarnobrzeg before they tackle Spain at the Stadium Stalowa Wola and every England game in the tournament will be broadcast live by the BBC on BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.
The top two sides from Group A and Group B will progress to the semi-finals and have hopes of lifting the trophy in the final in Rzeszów on Friday 27 June. Qualification for next year’s FIFA U20 Women's World Cup, which will also be played in Poland, is also at stake at the tournament. UEFA has six qualification spots, including Poland as the hosts, meaning a third-place finish in Group B will guarantee England a place at next year’s competition.
Goalkeepers: Eve Annets (Manchester City), Katie Cox (Chelsea), Kaiya Jota* (Stanford University)
Defenders: Nelly Las (Leicester City), Rachel Maltby (Aston Villa), Lucy Newell (Manchester United), Katie Reid (Arsenal), Chloe Sarwie (Chelsea), Mari Ward (Bristol City), Cecily Wellesley-Smith (Arsenal)
Midfielders: Lola Brown (Chelsea), Maddy Earl (Arsenal), Laila Harbert (Arsenal), Vivienne Lia (Arsenal), Erica Parkinson (Valadares Gaia), Lexi Potter (Chelsea), Lauryn Thompson (Indy Eleven)
Forwards: Princess Ademiluyi (West Ham), Ava Baker (Birmingham City), Araya Dennis (Tottenham Hotspur), Jessie Gale (Arsenal)
*Training player